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S&W

Audit Intern Review

at S&W

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

Bristol

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

4.7 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Interning with the audit department, checking/ testing the finances of clients to ensure that they are 'true and fair'.
If assigned to a client booking, would be working with the team to go through the various tests/ procedures necessary on different areas of the client's accounts, working with both the client and the rets of the audit team to solve issues.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not too much responsibility which was quite nice as low pressure/ stress. There was always someone to help and review work which has been done.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Excel skills and general tech skills have massively improved. Problem solving and professional relationship skills also developed.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A good amount of support and guidance were provided from managers as well as associates on various tasks throughout the internship.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture and culture is really relaxed. People are good at their jobs but the environment is pretty stress-free. Everyone is really friendly and a lot of the people within the audit team are quite young.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very enjoyable.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at S&W
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend S&W to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to S&W
Try your best and be yourself.
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